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  1. How To Install Downlights With Woodchip

    How To Install Downlights With Woodchip
    When working with electricity remember to follow the basic safety isolation procedures if you are not going to employ an electrician to fit the downlights. Locate the correct isolation point then check the condition of the voltage indication device - confirm that it is in working order.
  2. 3 Key Benefits Of Recessed Bathroom Downlights

    3 Key Benefits Of Recessed Bathroom Downlights
    The three big reasons for getting recessed bathroom downlights are that they look streamlined, elegant and modern-day. They are available in a various amount of different styles and finishes.
  3. Top 10 Greatest LED Downlights so Far…

    Top 10 Greatest LED Downlights so Far…
    The integrated LED downlight revolution began way back in 2009. While many of the original ones have come and gone, I'd like to take this moment to remember how it all started and to pay tribute to the manufactures who pioneered this technology.
  4. Comparing LED Downlights To Halogen Downlights

    Comparing LED Downlights To Halogen Downlights
    Among the biggest aggravations you may have with your current halogen downlights is the have to continuously replace them. By getting LED downlights, your frustration of having to regularly change your current downlights will become a distant memory as typically, LED downlights have been tested to last more than 25 times longer than traditional halogen downlights.
  5. Your Guide To GU10 LED Downlights

    Your Guide To GU10 LED Downlights
    There are many frustrations people have with halogen and CFL GU10 bulbs. Halogen GU10 bulbs waste alot of energy and need to be replaced nearly every year and whilst CFL bulbs save energy and last a bit longer, they struggle with not having the ability to accomplish full brightness on launch.
  6. What Are IP65 Downlights?

    What Are IP65 Downlights?
    Downlights provide you with a space saving and modern option to standard ceiling or wall lighting, providing you full light protection throughout your chosen space. With IP65 downlights, your total light protection can be installed over your shower or bath without the danger of any possible safety issues (such as electrocution), something that can not be guaranteed with IP64 or less downlights.
  7. Comparing The Different Types Of Fire Rated Downlights

    Comparing The Different Types Of Fire Rated Downlights
    By getting a fire rated downlight you will help avoid the spread of any potential fires and lessen the danger of structural damage/collapse to your house. It is considered that fire-rated downlights are absolutely imperative to you if you have wooden joists in your home, as if caught on fire, would undoubtedly cause the collapse of your house.
  8. Benefits Of Dimmable LED Downlights

    Benefits Of Dimmable LED Downlights
    By dimming your downlights, you can have the ability to control your mood lighting for rooms around your home. A room where this could be useful could be in your bathroom where you need bright light on some occasions whereas on others, you may wish to dim down your lighting as you are unwinding in your bath. The major benefit of LED dimmable downlights is that you can enjoy both functions in one easy to install light fixture.
  9. Most Reliable Integrated LED Downlight Of 2014

    Most Reliable Integrated LED Downlight Of 2014
    The battle for the most superior and reliable integrated LED downlights of 2014 has been underway and the three top contenders will be looked at here, with some of their key features explained. So if you want to know which LED downlight beats the rest, read on!
  10. Downlight of The Month - December - The FGLED Range, Advanced LED Lighting

    Downlight of The Month - December - The FGLED Range, Advanced LED Lighting
    This December‘s Downlight(s) of the Month’ is the new and exciting range of market leading fire rated led downlights, the FGLED Range. This range of downlights is brought to you by JCC Lighting, a company consistently re-writing the rules of the lighting market with their new innovative designs.